Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 1182 - 452: Sick Village
"The Ancestor Master’s intention is that I should not harbor any designs against Zhou Xuan..."
Hulu Taoist still wanted to observe Ancestor Master Xuan Turtle’s further actions, but Xuan Turtle just raised its neck, sighed deeply, and then its figure vanished without a trace.
In the Taoist’s "Nine Palace Talisman," he could only see the rain of flowers covering the sky and Zhou Xuan standing right in its center.
"The Ancestor Master has manifested in the talisman."
After pondering this for a moment, the Taoist pressed the Nine Palace Talisman at the center of his forehead with two fingers.
The nine grids of the talisman rotated continuously, and after the array stopped, his vision returned to normal.
"The Nine Palace Talisman is one of the Tunneling Armor Treasure Formations passed down by the Ancestor Master. If we face a critical moment, the Ancestor Master will manifest to make a prophecy, saving us from danger."
"Is the Ancestor Master reluctant for me to deal with Zhou Xuan out of fear that a great disaster will happen?"
Hulu Taoist halted in mid-air, lost in deep thought.
But as he contemplated, Ancestor Master Xuan Turtle’s "earnest words" gradually faded from his memory.
"Not making a move against Zhou Xuan might be because Zhou Xuan has also practiced Dunjia Incense, and the Ancestor Master sees him as a future pivotal figure in the Tangkou, unwilling for me to kill him."
"In the future of the Tangkou, if the world remains peaceful and the Taoist sect is intact, Zhou Xuan naturally has his own destiny. Given time, he could become the leading incense in the Tunnel Armor Sect, with daoism surpassing mine. It is not impossible,
but unfortunately,
the Tunnel Armor has no future."
While meditating in the "Cave of Riding the Wind and Appreciating the Moon," Hulu Taoist once saw a vision—Tunneling Armor Spirit Mountain shrouded in a blood-red haze, with countless corpses of Tunneling Armor disciples piled into a mountain,
and all the buildings of Dunjia Mountain turned into scorched earth.
Not only did he see this vision, but the Taishang ancestors meditating in other caves also saw similar scenes.
Immediately, six Taishang felt this was an ominous premonition and collectively searched Dunjia Mountain,
and in this search, they found a Blood Spring in Dunjia Mountain.
Fresh blood surged within the Blood Spring, and the spiritual energy from the mountain also converged and flowed towards it,
siphoning the spiritual energy across the entire mountain in large amounts.
The six thought to join forces to destroy the Blood Spring, but when they set up arrays and focused their perception, they sensed a massive underground cavity beneath the Blood Spring,
and that cavity seemed bottomless; its thirst for the spiritual energy in Dunjia Mountain was even greater. The energy absorbing spiritual energy was many times stronger than that of the Blood Spring,
which meant that once they destroyed the Blood Spring, the spiritual energy in Dunjia Mountain would only dissipate faster, more ferociously.
So the six of them performed a prediction again,
concerning the spiritual energy foundation of the mountain, and further concerning their cultivation, they spared no effort in this prediction,
and when the prediction completed, the six simultaneously opened their eyes, bitterly smiled, and uttered the prediction’s answer in unison—the lifespan of the Tunneling Armor Mountain’s lineage has reached its limit.
Everything in the universe has its lifespan. Animals have it, humans have it, mountains and rivers, heaven and earth, though eternal, have their own limits.
And the lifespan of Dunjia Mountain also has its limit.
"Our lives and fortunes have long been tied to Dunjia Mountain. If its lineage ends, how would us six survive?"
"But if we find someone with great fortune, capture them, arrange an array, and place them in the Blood Spring, using their fortune to satisfy the Blood Spring, perhaps there’s still a glimmer of hope."
And this is why Hulu Taoist came to Mingjiang Prefecture to personally observe Zhou Xuan, knowing full well that the "disciples asking him out of the mountain" was a ruse.
"Zhou Xuan is the sliver of survival for Tunneling Armor Mountain."
Thinking this, he recalled "Ancestor Master Xuan Turtle’s shaking head" and sighed inwardly, saying, "Ancestor Master, some things are destined calamities, beyond our control."
Reaching this point, having made up his mind, he intended to return to the Capital Mansion. Before leaving, he glanced one more time at East Market Street.
This time, his gaze not only lingered on Zhou Xuan but also caught sight of Sister Cui.
Flower rain drifted from the sky, and the street was filled with curious onlookers, naturally including many children,
some familiar with Sister Cui, asking for candies and crying when none was given,
but Sister Cui had no candies at home, and with the general store closed, buying was unlikely,
to comfort the children, Sister Cui had to use the Earth Law to mold some of the nearby bricks and stones into shapes of small horses and carts, giving them to the kids as toys,
now, having Lord Jian and Lord Jiu to specifically protect her, she was no longer deterred from using the Law,
and the children, receiving their toy cars and horses, happily left one after another.
This small use of the Law appeared like an invaluable treasure in Hulu Taoist’s eyes.
"To carve stones and sand at will, a Fox Lady naturally comprehending the Four Zones Earth Law. If I could capture her alongside, my daoism would even earn ’Earth Child’s’ respect."
"This street has produced two great treasures—a street of great fortune indeed."
Hulu Taoist felt a sense of exasperated lament, wishing to immediately use daoism to capture Zhou Xuan and Sister Cui to Dunjia Mountain,
but possessing only his Divine Soul here, with Zhou Xuan not easily dealt with, if he acted rashly, he might end up losing his life.
"Once my true form reaches Mingjiang Prefecture, I’ll certainly take Zhou Xuan and the Fox Lady."
He reluctantly waved his sleeves and returned to the mansion.
